Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Wednesday Reads and a Nail-Biting Night Ahead

I might get the house to myself for a few hours this
afternoon. Hubby said he wanted to pop into work, especially since he doesn’t
have any appointments today. Maybe I can get that short story finished. Hmmm… Here’s
what I read the past week:

Book #32

Dates read: May 4-7Title: “Saving Mercy”Year of publication: 2017Author: Abbie RoadsGenre: Romantic suspense with
paranormal elementsSeries: Fatal Truth Series #1# of Pages: 302Paper or plastic: Mass market
paperbackHow obtained: Free at RT Booklovers
ConventionBlurb from Book:Cain Killion knows himself to be a damaged
man. His only redeeming quality? The extrasensory connection to blood that he
uses to catch killers. His latest case takes a macabre turn when he discovers a
familiar and haunting symbol linking the crime to his horrific past—and the one
woman who might understand what it means.Mercy Ledger is brave, resilient,
beautiful—and in terrible danger. The moment Cain find her, the line between
good and evil blurs and the only thing clear to them is that they belong
together. Love is the antidote for blood—but is their bond strong enough to
overcome the madness that stalks them? My thoughts: Yes, I got this
book free, but I WAS going to buy it (it was on my wishlist at B&N). I
can’t help it if it was in the goody room at RT and I’m not stupid to pass it
up! J
This was a good story (as well as dark and gory), but I can’t help but feel
that maybe parts of it were kind of rushed. Even so, it won’t stop me from
picking up the next in the series…whether I buy it or get it free!

Hubby is now officially back to getting his medical treatments
on base, which is fine since he’s in follow-up mode (and he’s getting hydrated
every other day instead of every day). Seems we have a bit of a snafu on the
insurance we hope will get straightened. Otherwise, we’re looking at a bill we
didn’t expect to pay. So far it looks like good news, but we won’t know for
sure until we start getting revised bills.

Insurance—never a dull moment. Am I right or am I right?

So… Game 7 is tonight. I’ll be lucky if I survive the night.
Or at least my fingernails. Maybe I should wear gloves. What makes you chew
your nails?

Sometimes I think insurance companies deliberately make you run through hoops to see who gives up first.

I had a neighbor who loved to go through his wife's itemized hospital bill and make them explain every single bullet point. Bills might be painful, but he gave as good as he got. Often times he found overcharges and false charges.

I don't follow hockey, but it appears from the comments that your Penguins pulled it out so I'm happy for you.

My last nail chewing game. Last Saturday. High school girls lacrosse. Indian Hill, #2 D2 in the state vs. DeSales, #1 D2 in the state. They traded goals throughout the game till Indian Hill won it 9-8 to take over the #1 state spot. Oh yeah...my Gretchen plays for Indian Hill.

Linda - Yep, the Penguins won. On to the Eastern Conference Finals. Yay! And Yay to your granddaughter! My kids didn't play sports in school (both were in the band), but I can imagine I would have been nervous if they had.

About Me

After years of wondering if I would ever have a passion in life (besides loving my husband), I finally found it. Writing!
Maybe I should have realized it back in High School when I loved all my English classes. So what do I major in College? Accounting. Go figure. Well, I've shucked the accounting job and now I'm published through Lyrical Press, an imprint of Kensington Publishing. Couldn't be happier.
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